The next morning, the guards who woke up late did not notice anything, and the slight headache was just regarded as an ordinary sequelae of sleeping in the forest.
According to the explanation of Guard Chief Reinhardt, they took a large circle in the forest to avoid possible harassment from the remaining pursuers of the Goblin Village.
The guards did not comment on this statement, but due to the former's status and prestige among them, the vast majority of the guards silently approved his approach.
Except for Pilgon Conard.
The thin, horse-faced guard, who claimed to be Viscount Robinette's spy who had inserted himself into the guard, thought he had found another piece of evidence that the guard captain had ulterior motives.
After he returned to South Rivers, he reported to the Viscount to remove Reinhardt from his position as captain of the guard.
As for the successor... of course he is the one who will take care of everyone's worries.
Near the camp, the guards found the horses that had been left here before. Following the previously opened forest path, it only took them half a day to return to South Rivers.
"We have too few people here this time. If we want to completely wipe out that village, we need more manpower."
The captain of the guard who was explaining the situation to his subordinates on horseback changed the subject, "But this forest is too big. Even if we are fully prepared and ask the Kingdom's garrison in South Rivers to assist in the blockade, there will inevitably be fish that slip through the net."
....”
"What do you mean, sir..." the nearby guard asked doubtfully.
"My lord will never come to this forest again, so the existence of goblins in the forest all depends on our report."
The captain of the guard shrugged: "Besides, we can bring the human girl back to South Rivers alive. I believe you won't be too harsh on the issue of whether those alien goblins have been killed."
The guards nearby exchanged glances with each other, and each could see that they were moved.
The previous resistance of the goblins was far stronger than expected. If the captain of the guard had not ordered a timely retreat, maybe some of them would have died in extremely humiliating ways at the hands of those green-skinned bastards.
What is even more shocking is that among these uncivilized barbarians, there are actually beings who can cast magic.
If this mission can be concluded...
"Reinhardt, what did you take my Lord's order for?"
The one who made this discordant voice was still Pilgon Conard.
The thin, horse-faced guard said to his face that Guard Captain Reinhardt's deception was extremely egregious, and encouraged the other guards around him to report to the Lord Viscount after returning to South Rivers, to remove him from the post of Guard Captain, and promised them
They will all receive generous rewards from Lord Robinette.
When the rest of the guards unanimously chose to remain silent, Pilgon Conard believed that this was their statement of support for him.
So at this moment, he was ecstatic and looked at Reinhardt with undisguised contempt. It seemed that as soon as he returned to South Rivers, the respected Lord Viscount Robinette would immediately replace the former and become
The new captain of the guard...
Even if Shi Junjun could understand their conversation, he would never be able to understand the scrawny, horse-faced guard's reckless behavior at this moment.
Brother, even if you are full of evil, why don't you just pour it all out after you return to your hometown? Why don't you come out to sing the opposite tune in the wilderness...
Doesn’t that mean you live too long?
Shi Junjun still couldn't understand what they were talking about, but instinctively felt that these kidnappers from another world were now in a state of internal strife.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted her drawstring bag on the back of another horse not far away.
Since the coat pocket has become a portal, just in case something is accidentally teleported back, the mobile phone, electric baton and other miscellaneous supplies should be in it.
As for the ring she needs to perform magic, the human from another world who came to see her last night said that she would give it to her before confronting that powerful guy who also knows magic.
The idea of breaking the rope and sneaking away unprepared was quickly rejected by herself.
Unless so many people are highly myopic and mentally retarded children at the same time...
What's more, as a time-traveler who is unfamiliar with this forest, if I can't get the drawstring bag on the horse, even if I run away by luck, I won't be able to return to the Goblin Village, and I will most likely turn into a Western Blue.
A poop in the belly of those monsters in the flower mouth.
Am I just forced to work as a thug for a kidnapper leader in another world...
Do you look like you can fight well?
The girl thought gloomily.
I wonder what happened to those goblins.
At this moment, Pilgon Conard, who saw Guard Captain Reinhardt slowly walking towards him, thought that the former knew that the situation was over and came to seek forgiveness from his new future leader...
..
The surrounding guards only saw a flash of sword light.
Pilgon, who had a thin horse face, had a triumphant expression frozen there.
After a while, as the blood line appeared on his neck, his head detached from his body and blood gushed out like a fountain.
"Pilgon Conard, who performed heroically in the battle against the forest goblin village, was killed by a sneak attack when he was exhausted, and dedicated his life to Lord Viscount Robinette."
The guard captain took out his handkerchief and slowly wiped the blood on his sword and looked around:
"Does anyone want to explain this situation any differently? He could have died heroically in the battle against the goblin village."
Some of the guards who were still looking at each other after the guard captain violently killed people reacted:
"It's such a pity that Pilgon died at the hands of those despicable goblins."
"Yes, yes, it would be great if Pilgon could also return safely."
"Hey, poor Pilgon..."
While they were talking, these guards had quickly dug a shallow pit on the spot, put the headless corpse and its head together, threw them in, covered them with soil, and then divided them up. Not long ago, a skinny horse-faced man had dreamed of becoming the chief guard.
of all property.
The captain of the guard, who had no intention of joining these people, silently wiped the blood on his sword, raised his head and looked at the girl who could not move on the horse without leaving a trace.
Damn, damn, kill, kill, kill——
It was only today that Shi Junjun clearly realized how cruel the different world he was in was, and that the most precious right to life that people are born with could not be guaranteed here at all.
She really could die in this world.
Guard Captain Reinhardt noticed the girl's lost expression and was worried about whether this girl, who had mastered powerful magic at a young age, could compete with Conrad's brown-robed magician.
But he has no other choice.
After hastily handling the scene, the guards reorganized their equipment and set out on the road. They lost one of their usually annoying companions, but the contents of their carry-on luggage had a few more items.
Facts have proved that the carrot and stick model is equally effective in other worlds. The guards who saw that the captain of the guard seemed to have made no movement after sheathing his sword couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this guy Pilgon was stupid to death.
, dare to threaten the captain of the guard face to face to report to the viscount...
"This guy Pilgon is really a poor man." One of the guards who had just divided up the deceased's family complained in a low voice.
"I heard that he is a distant relative of the Viscount. Why is his luggage so shabby?"
"They are just distant relatives of the Conrad family for who knows how many generations. They don't even have a title of nobility. They might be liars who come here to eat and drink." A guard spat disdainfully, "It's better to be dead than in the Guards.
Not only do I have to pay my salary, but I also have to report to the Viscount every now and then."
"Then again, what happened to the human girl we captured this time?" Another companion asked: "How come there are humans living with those alien races?"
Unlike most of the infamous Goblin images in Shi Junjun's original world literature, film and television works, these green-skinned dwarves only exist as a rare humanoid race in other worlds, and they often live in remote areas far away from human towns and villages.
In this region, most humans will never have the opportunity to see goblins with their own eyes, let alone live with them.
"When Lord Viscount Robinette first arrived in South Rivers, didn't he organize a suburban hunt aimed at expanding his territory?"
One of the middle-aged guards who knew the inside story lowered his voice and explained to the young people beside him: "That time, only the chief guard escorted the viscount back to the fiefdom castle, and none of the other guards came back."
"Did you encounter a powerful monster in this forest?"
"Powerful monster?" The middle-aged guard shook his head, "Then why do we come to trouble the goblins."
"Did those Goblins attack our last guard?!" the young guard exclaimed, "But that doesn't mean..."
"Shh, keep your voice down." The middle-aged guard glanced nervously at the guard captain a few horses away. Seeing that the latter had no reaction, he continued to explain softly:
"It's no secret that there is a goblin village in this forest. I grew up in a nearby village. Occasionally, villagers who go deep into the forest to collect fungi will encounter them. I have never heard of any goblins daring to attack.
It’s a human incident, not to mention killing so many people.”
"Then what do you mean..."
"A few days ago, I heard a friend who worked as an attendant in the lord's castle tell me in a tavern that when the Viscount and the captain of the guard returned to the fief that day, their clothes were quite disheveled, and they were even almost naked." After hesitating for a while,
The middle-aged guard added: "But since then, I have never seen him again."
"I hope he is just busy with work recently."
The middle-aged guard sighed and led the horse at a trot, leaving behind the young men behind him who had vaguely noticed something but could not explain it. This chapter has been completed!